Revenge of the Sith 4 Hour Supercut - Every Change and Transition
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 24 พ.ค. 2021
- This video shows the exact nature of all changes, transitions, and deleted scenes restored in the full 4K HDR 4.5 hour Revenge of the Sith - Siege of Mandalore Supercut I have created, with text explanations summarizing details for each of these changes. The new crawl, transitions, audio, visual, and deleted scenes are all here in this most up to date version of this epic Star Wars Supercut.
The Following Footage is included in this Fan Edit:
- All of Revenge of the Sith film, save a very small number of shots.
- A Brand new Rewritten Opening Crawl for the Supercut
- 21 Minutes of the 2k3 Clone Wars Battle of Coruscant, recut to fit within the timeline and enhanced in with a new 4K HDR transfer.
- All 4 Episodes of the Siege of Mandalore Clone Wars Season 7 finale arc, recut seamlessly into the events of Revenge of the Sith in roughly chronological order.
- 5 Restored Deleted Scenes (and one new partially restored scene) - Newly AI Upscaled and Improved over the previous releases, just like the Episode I and II Extended Cuts
- The Restored 20th Century Fox Opening, matching the versions used in my other cuts.
The Total Runtime for the Cut is 4 Hours, 19 Minutes and 10 seconds.
I will not be doing a version without the 2K3 series, or a version of ROTS Extended with only Deleted Scenes. There are other editors who have tackled those projects over the years. I have good reasons to include the footage I have chosen, as has been described in the previous ROTS release videos.
Footage from Bad Batch, Jedi Fallen Order, Kenobi, and Book of Boba are not included. I stand by my statements that they work much better in their respective original titles, especially since the Bad Batch Order 66 events are meant to be seen from their rather unique POV. I have also decided to keep the TCW final scene in its current placement. No Post Credits Scene in a Skywalker Saga film.
docs.google.com/document/d/1o...
Use the following Google Doc to see the supercut for yourself, then follow the instructions there.
Note: Due to changes in Contend ID, to prevent the video from being blocked, small portions of it had to be silenced. This does not reflect the actual film edit's audio, and I tried to preserve as much of it here as I could.
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Good, twice the duration, double the fulfilment!
This is something of a collection of all the previous uploads, or it's as much of the movie I can upload directly to youtube as possible without a global block. Also gives some direct text commentary this time.
@Star Wars Story wasn’t expecting to see you here.
Story, I wonder if you'd let NumeralJ use your CW Canon edit
Twice the pride, double the fall😩😂😂
Twice the Star, Double The Wars
George Lucas: *Doesn't release the four hour cut of Revenge of the Sith.*
Mecha Salesman: "Fine. I'll do it myself."
I mean, in Lucas' defence, it's not like he can legaly do it
@@shardsoftime0952he could release it before he sold Lucas film
This is Awesome. Season 7 really should've had the Battle of Coruscant shown.
And with this, it's restored not only to Episode III, but within Clone Wars itself too in a sense.
@@MechaSalesman Yes. And Mama Padme and the Delegation of 2000 forming the Rebellion.
Instead we got there Tracy sister spice arc🙄 wasted potential. Even a darth maul arc would have been better
@@Eduardo-cz9gz we all agree on that homie....
Tcw sucked
This is amazing but I would make just 3 alterations to make it truly perfect
1: add the scene from 2D Clone Wars where Grievous and Dooku are practicing and Sidious Hologram walks in and he tells Grievous to execute his part in their plan, this scene can be easily slotted in-between when Anakin is called by Yularan to return to the capital ship and the scene where the shuttle is is flying to the ship, this scene gives us a better introduction to Grievous Dooku and Sidious before they appear later and makes Dooku's death even more shocking as this scene would lead you to believe that just as he was a main villain throughout the Clone wars TV Series, He would be here as well
2: the scene where Ahsoka buries the clones and drops her lightsaber should be just after Obi-Wan and Padmè leave Mustafar and when When Sidious arrives to rescue Anakin from the Lava, this makes the scene much more emotional and symbolizes the end of the clone wars, coming right after Darth Vader's defeat shows just how bad things have become, the scene just feels very out of place in it's current position in your cut,
3: the transition (mainly the music) between the last two scenes is the opposite of smooth, it should fade out into a black screen before fading back into the final scene with Darth Vader
i agree
I also feel like the Mace crushing Greviou's chest and giving him the cough makes sense to keep in here. Maybe not for canon reasons, but narratively it works better. Because other wise, the next time we see Grevious after his escape from Courscant, he is staggering, coughing and limping. Where as before, in the Genndy Clone Wars footage, he was a god damn beast, tanking multiple Jedi at once. Everything else though really works and this has become my diffinitive version of Episode 3. Thanks bro. Keep up the awesome work.
Honestly, I think the last scene of The Clone Wars would have been a great post-credits scene. Just an endcap to the whole thing.
For reference, the Hello There happens exactly at 2:14:07
A great cut I’m already attempting my 2nd viewing at half hour a go with my 6 year old and she loves it too. Final 35 mins tonight
Good to hear. For all the excitement these videos generate and requests I get, I only hear back from a fraction of people after they actually see it.
This is the way
Sooooo did you go 1, 2, 3? Or 4, 5, 6, 1, 2, 3?
Although I would love to see a 1, 2, 3 reaction, I think it might be too much for a youngster to see. Especially if they'd invested in the Clone Wars show as well.
Literally had the same idea too, I agree 100% that a super cut would only include the 2D Clone Wars, The 4 part finale of Clone Wars, and Sith. Not the Bad Batch simply because that would mean you’re introducing new characters more than halfway through the film. Not gonna lie the cuts here are almost identical to the ones I make when I watch it this way, definitely the best way to watch the film!
Glad you agree with my philosophy. I know several other people have debated how to do this, but I stand by my choices as the best way to tell this story. Edits of Bad Batch material can come later when the show/season is wrapped, but for now I've found the best viewing experience is watching the Season 7 Bad Batch arc before this cut (and maybe a bit more of the micro-series battle of Nelvaan, but that's more optional), this cut, then Bad Batch Episode 1 after it. It really does flow very well when watched that way, and you feel like you're getting the most complete experience.
@@MechaSalesman have you considered including deleted scenes from revenge of the sith that are consistent with the canon?
@@connorlamphier2703 he has added 5 deleted scenes into the film
Maybe some of the shots in the clone wars style intro of the first episode could be added, but any content past that would feel, off
I still argue that if you were to add a few Battlefront II coughs during the Coruscant abduction, you could keep the "Windu crushes Grievous" scene and even use it to imply why Grievous is such a worse fighter in the later Utapau battle, as well as why his cough seems so much worse after the battle of Coruscant in comparison to the rest of the Clone Wars. Like, he already has the cough, but Windu crushing his chest makes it 10x worse, giving him an even more wheezing and hacking cough, and restricting his combat capabilities.
That's a very interesting idea, what made you think of Battlefront 2
@@kennethnorth7018I think BF2 files are really accessible
The KOTOR character menu music with the Season 7 Clone Wars intro was actually amazing, I wish they had done that in the actual show.
One addition you could include is Obi-Wan’s message to the remaining Jedi - this audio could be put over the last montage, it would lower the mood significantly!
FINALLY! Somone meantions the 2003 Battle of Coruscant.
I saw it before Revenge of the Sith came out and always loved how it tied everything together. I could never forget it.
Man, your work is unbelievable! I've downloaded all of your prequels super edits and i'm
definitively binging them all in a marathon as soon as I'm done with my college final exams LOL
Thank you. All I ask is to pass on what you have learned so as many get the chance to see it as possible.
How do you download them
While I can sort of understand cutting the balcony scene, I personally don’t agree with tampering with what is George’s vision. We may not like it, but he put it there because he wanted to. Anyway, this all looks fantastic!
Incredible work. I'm in love with that new crawl. It's impressive how you managed to put so many new elements to the movie, yet the pacing it's still on point.
That's one of the reasons I've been so careful about keeping the scene order the same while I've slowly revised the cut over the year. It's a very, very delicate balance to find the right storytelling formula and I don't want to disrupt it.
Glad you're getting the most out of the work, though.
@@MechaSalesman It seemed strange to me because Ahsoka looked somewhat annoyed and it was because something was wrong between Anakin and Padme
Watched this recently. It's a frigging masterpiece. If you ever expand upon it again, I'm so there.
As of now, I don't explicitly have intentions to expand on it, but it's never impossible. Doing edits for Bad Batch to watch immediately 'after' this cut are a priority, however, but I want to wait for the season to be further along. Only then can I properly review how best to put it all together.
Thank you for watching. Please pass on what you have learned so as many as possible can also enjoy it.
@@MechaSalesman you should add in the audio of Obi-Wan Kenobi’s message to the last remaining Jedi (from Rebels and Fallen Order) during the last montage!
My only suggestion is to switch the spots of the scenes of Obi-Wan arriving on Utapau with the Committee's meeting with Palpatine, since it's odd that you go from sunset to afternoon on Coruscant in the span of a few minutes.
Just finished watching this. I’ve watched ROTS many many many times, but this time it hit the hardest. Thank you so much for providing this, everybody needs to watch this at least once.
Do you have a link or maybe an email address I can msg for the full 4.5 length edit?
This was an absolutely brilliant edit. I watched the entire thing and I just want to say especially thanks for removing the “it’s only because I’m so in love with you scene”. The transitions were so fluid. Well done. I wish you added the clones dressed up as Jedi scene though
Thank you. Sadly, there was no reasonable way to add that scene as it was vastly incomplete and too low res to easily reconstruct the full scene, but I'm glad you enjoyed everything else.
This is an amazing edit! Done really well and tells a massive story that works together, I love it!
I would probably change a couple things though:
1. I feel like the film should open with the Fox fanfare, as the edits of Episodes I, II, and IV retain it. Idk, just my thoughts.
2. I would probably make the final Clone Wars scene a credits scene, even if no other Star Wars movie had a credits scene. (Episode I had Vader's breathing as a small audio bit at the end of the credits, but that's not completely the same). I like the ending of the film being Leia going to the Organa's and Luke being handed to Owen and Beru, it caps things off nicely for A New Hope. Maybe it could go after Episode III's credits are finished, and then have the music-less Clone Wars credits after, get the best of both worlds maybe.
Either way, these are nitpicks at best, I love this edit otherwise, so excellent job!
I can at least say the first is a possible change if a new revision ever does happen. The second is less likely for reasons I've stated elsewhere.
21:17 almost made me tear up. So beautiful.
I'll admit, I am somewhat annoyed at how the top and bottom of Genndy's footage is cut off, but I'll accept it as a necessity.
Eventually, I'll be releasing a 4K version that's completely unedited, including being in 16:9. No exact date planned, but once stuff calms down more on my end and I have some extra time, that'll be the next priority.
@@MechaSalesman Which program did you use to upscale the Genndy footage? Topaz Video Enhance AI?
@@julioar008 Looks like mainly sharpening has been applied, I know Topaz has tools specifically for that. To me the deleted scenes appears to have none of the typical "painterly" defects you get from AI enhancers where the AI just doesn't know what to do with certain things - eyes in particular often turn into a blurry mess and that's going to stand out even from a distance. On first glance the upscaled footage almost looks HD, but zoom in even a little and you see how flat it is. I much prefer that because it preserves detail much better.
Could there be a version where the somber clone wars end credit music is there instead of the original Star Wars end credit theme. I feel like it would be more consistent with the sad and depressing tone and how everyone would feel after watching this. Also because I’m showing my gf the movies and shows for the first time and I really want it to hit hard😂 and I’m showing her your edit👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼 it’s so good
Honestly, that's a point worth considering if a v4 ever happens, but the end credits musical montages have always been there no matter what the final mood of the scene was, so I'm trying to preserve that saga chapter feel where I can.
A treat to watch. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it
You're doing god's work my friend.
You are truly a SUPER fan of this franchise.
🔥
I watched this yesterday, really good. Any plans to put scenes from Tales of the Jedi or Order 66 scenes from Obi Wan, Bad Batch and Book of Boba Fett?
bro from the looks of it this is the best clone wars/rots edit out there! will download and watch soon!
would have prefered the darth vader clone wars scene to be in the credits or just cut out but overall amazing work!!
AMAZING AMAZING AMAZING!!!! THE ONLY WAY TO WATCH REVENGE OF THE SITH!
Thank you for all your work! Truly. 🙏
And thank you for your support. Pass on what you have learned.
You are a true fan, my friend.
Excellent work my man, be enjoying this at the weekend.
I watched this, it was absolutely fantastic.
Glad you enjoyed it. All I ask is to pass on what you have learned so everyone gets the chance to see it.
Fantastic edit. The expanded edition of Revenge of The Sith should be something like this but with the entire balcony scene with Padme and Anakin together as well as everything else seen in live action. I Also hopefully all the order 66 scenes from The Clone Wars and Revenge of The Sith can be edited together. Also hopefully there could be an epilogue after the scene where Darth Vader takes Ahsokas lightsaber that was near the 332nd Clone Helmet.
Edit: Due to TH-cam's policies, to keep the video up, a handful of audio cues were muted. This won't be the case in the real cut, which you can download in the document below.
docs.google.com/document/d/1oholqKfI2MmH64sJ-KtcPEobnhjGal5l1eJE75KekfM/edit?usp=sharing
Use the following Google Doc to see the supercut for yourself, then follow the instructions there.
Also, TH-cam is glitching and still claims the video is "checking" so if it gets a global block again, I may have to tweak it a bit further and fix it. As of now, only a very, very small number of changes in the cut are not in this video. Mostly extra Grievous voice changes and a few other small transitions from the 2k3 series material (TH-cam is 'very' aggressive about blocking almost any Clone Wars micro-series content now, it seems!)
@@MechaSalesman, I have a technical issue that I wondered if you could shed some light on. I am not able to play the MKV files provided normally, so I used VLC Media Player to convert them into an MP4 format, as my editing software, Premiere, and media players only work with the format. However, I have noticed that the sound is off when the files are converted, and I have been manually attempting to fix the issue on my own within Premiere, with admittedly mixed results (i.e., the sound will be fixed for a while, but will suddenly become slightly off again. I wonder if you have any experience with this; is this an issue with how I converted the files, or something else? I am admittedly not very knowledgeable on the subject, and would appreciate any advice on the matter you may provide. In the meantime, I will attempt to try fixing the audio manually. (Also I posted this on an earlier video, sorry, I just thought this might have a better chance of being seen here. If this bothers you or offends you in any way, I apologize. I meant no harm.)
You want to use a program like Handbrake to covert these if that's your goal. Keep in mind that the 'vast' majority of players should still support MKV, it is only consoles like the PS4/PS5 that refuse to allow MKV HEVC playback for some dumb reason.
Premiere does NOT like files already encoded in x265. They are meant for viewing, not editing. Handbrake is the best thing to convert it with, but there may be a simpler solution for your problem. What type of device are you trying to play these files on?
@@MechaSalesman A laptop, (ThinkPad Lenovo).
Try following the suggestions here from the Document. Unless your device is very old (more than 5 years), or locks out certain kind of software (like say, a work laptop with major restrictions) it should have no problem playing a 1080p HEVC encoded MKV file. While VLC alone should work, updating your codecs will likely make it work much better. Personally, I both prefer and normally use the combo of updated codecs, Media Player Classic, and the MadVR addon if I am playing the 4K HDR files.
"How are these files encoded, and what video player should I use to watch them?
All video files encoded in x265 for best quality and compression. Please download K-Lite Codec Pack (codecguide.com/download_k-lite_codec_pack_standard.htm) and play on Media Player Classic or VLC (www.videolan.org/vlc/index.html) on PC, IOS 11 with VLC on IOS, VLC player on Android, and VLC with up to date Codecs and OS on MacOS. If you are watching 4K HDR on Windows, you may also want to INSTALL THE MAD-VR ADDON (madvr.com/) FOR PROPER HDR PLAYBACK WITH Media Player Classic ON HDR CAPABLE MONITORS. Most Smart TVs, phones, and tablets will play the 4K HDR versions correctly with just VLC as long as their software is up to date."
40 minutes in and I'm loving it so far, although I do wish that Mace Windu choking Grievous had been left in, if for no other reason than it being so badass. I also had thought you might imply that Shaak Ti had been captured as well and use the deleted scene on Grievous's ship where she's killed. I know this sort of breaks a few things because they would now meet Grievous twice (and the "shorter than I expected" line wouldn't quite make sense) but I think it could work pretty well.
This type of cut is tricky to do because I am trying to preserve as much of the microseries as possible while fixing only the parts that most overtly contradict other onscreen canon. It requires some tough decisions on what to stay, and what goes, and the context for the material released around the time of Revenge of the Sith needs to be taken into account too.
1. The chest crushing scene was written as a last second retcon that was never intended to be in the series earlier drafts in the first place. It was one of the last bits added to the show, and was only created to explain an inconsistency that was later retconned away anyway. Because I already changed Grievous' voice in this cut, and because his cough already existed in prior resources, it removes the need for it, even if I do think the scene is cool/badass. The intent is to create a bit more internal consistency for "new" viewers even if old "fans" may be disappointed.
2. The same can be said for the many confusing deaths of Shaak Ti. The problem with Shaak Ti's many deaths is that it's been stated in all other sources (both EU and Canon) that her death happens later, and her death at Grievous' hand scene wasn't even in the original script. It was yet another incomplete retcon that was added late, then removed anyway. Our only benefit from it is that it's the most complete looking scene visually, but that's about it. Plus the problem with deleted scene as a whole is that it has very noticeably incomplete VFX, far more so than the other scenes I've included.
Officially, she dies at Anakin's hands and that's where I'm leaving it for now. Restoring the Temple death entirely would require a fully new scene to be filmed (maybe in Kenobi?). So until that happens, this is what we've got and this is where I'm leaving it.
@@MechaSalesman Thanks for the detailed response! When I was growing up watching the Clone Wars (1st season came out when I was in 6th grade for reference), I had actually assumed that Grievous' cough had been mistakenly put into the Clone Wars because the writers were somehow unaware of the Mace Windu scene from the miniseries. I guess I wasn't aware that that was actually a last minute addition to the miniseries like you've said.
I did always find it interesting that some of the set design from Shaak Ti's death scene actually made its way into the Lego Star Wars level. (Specifically the circular tubes they crawl though and seal off at one end.) And that of course was more fleshed out in the Revenge Of The Sith PS2 game.
As a side note it would be kind of funny to have a joke edit with every Shaak Ti death included (although one is from The Force Awakens though so that's definitely a stretch)
Good job as always
Thanks again!
The only fan edit I've seen has been the extended edition by Madman's knowledge, i think i will watch your edit, seems pretty good
Bruh the part where Ashoka is talking to Rex could also be her talking to Anakin, that’s amazing editing
Such was my intention. She was always with him right to his fall, even when we didn't see her.
I love this, mainly because it means like the first hour of the film is just one crazy balls to the walls action scene
I am totally going to watch this on my prequel/clone wars rewatch!
If you're doing a full Clone Wars watch, considering checking out the rest of the film cuts/remasters as well, as they include every episode from the series cut into their respective film arcs. (using anywhere from 2-8 episodes for each individual story cut).
@@MechaSalesman absolutely! Thanks so much for your work on this
You have done well..
Thank you, good sir.
The way I see it, Mace crushing Grievous' ribcage explains how Obi-Wan was able to defeat him alone when five Jedi (including 2 Council members and Aayla) couldn't.
Good work👍🏻
Thank you.
I absolutely love your re-edit but there's one thing which kinda ruined it and makes me unwilling to rewatch it. Right at the very end, when they first show Leia with Bail and Breha, and then Luke with Owen and Beru, Luke's theme plays in front of the binary sunset, I'm sitting there with tears in my eyes as the credits are about to roll and the music is about to crescendo... BUT NO we have to cut to an incredibly jarring and unnecessary scene with Vader on what I think is Hoth? It just doesn't belong there at all and completely ruins the emotional moment of seeing Luke with his family. It should 100% be a post-credits scene, it does not work where it's at right now
Happy May the 4th day be with you.
Good edit. The expanded edition of Revenge of The Sith should be something like this but with the entire balcony scene with Padme and Anakin together as well as everything else seen in live action. I Also hopefully all the order 66 scenes from The Clone Wars and Revenge of The Sith can be edited together. Also hopefully there could be an epilogue after the scene where Darth Vader takes Ahsokas lightsaber that was near the 332nd Clone Helmet.
Watched the whole cut a day ago and was great really loved it! One of the best star wars fan cuts I've seen.
Just wondering if you have thought about adding kanan's order 66 bit from the bad batch into the main order 66 montage?
I addressed that bit during Rex's order 66 sequence in this video, but to summarize.
I've tried, but as it is right now when I insert it in, it feels out of place and doesn't allow either the full sequence to play out naturally, disrupts the Order 66 John Williams sequence as it is too much, or takes too much footage away from a viewer who will watch the Bad Batch cut immediately after they see this one.
It is my honest view that the best viewing experience is watching the Season 7 Bad Batch arc before this (as it is the last arc before Siege of Mandalore Chronologically. It actually happens after the Martez sister arc), then seeing this cut, then seeing Bad Batch Episode 1 right after. That's how I did my own viewing order when bad Batch episode 1 hit, and that still remains the best experience I've had so far.
I'm not saying I'll never do it, but I haven't found a way yet that honestly makes the entire experience satisfying. Fallen Order has a similar problem due to how long its own Order 66 mission actually lasts.
@@MechaSalesman well can you try adding them? Both Jedi fallen order and bad batch, if you have questions please let me know.
@@jswatch9270 He just said in his comment that he tried and it didn't work. Why would he release a cut that doesn't work...
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Finally someone understanding that the Bad Batch scene just doesn´t fit in there and that the rex´s order 66 should be the last one
you can add the tales of the jedi episode where ahsoka is at padme s funeral . and i think the order 66 scene of bb can be added which just shows the death of depa bilaba , nothing more . Anyway this lookis fire
Cool
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Even if a star wars movie would NEVER has a post credit scene, i will probably put the final scene of TCW in the end anyway. Simply because of the ellipse and all of the stormtroopers in it (wich dont exist yet in the period).
Also, remove this scene from this place will keep the feeling of hope that the movie makes with Beru, Owen and Baby Luke looking the binary sunset. An excellent end.
If a version 4.0 of the cut is made at some point, I may consider it, but as of now that's not on the cards. I'm still sticking by the current revision.
22:06 Yeah that fair. I wasn’t thinking it to be for the first time viewer of course or the only version. But yeah that makes sense. And btw this video is reallllly great! I love the commentary on it
The thing is, I want this to be a version of the film that you can watch in a marathon with other content. It doesn't have to be for first time viewers, but I'd like it to be a staple for long time fans who watch the TV continuity and movies together. Whether you watch my Clone Wars edits or not, I want this to be an option people can use as both a finale to TCW, and as a prologue to Bad Batch, and it turns out the latter works better if you watch it after without the ends.
Furthermore, as I've said, breaking up that specific part of the film in a satisfying way just isn't ideal. I could sacrifice a few shots of the Oder 66 montage that exists, but you'd lose something else equally emotional only to add a reduced version of another scene from elsewhere. The shots of Yoda and Padme reacting are the easiest to sacrifice (epsecially the latter), but they are core characters in the film, and I'd be replacing their reactions to these events with shots of characters we've either never seen before or barely know. From a storytelling POV it doesn't actually work out all that well. Then, when a viewer goes and watches Bad Batch right after, they see the same scene all over again, something Star Wars never does (it never recycles footage like that).
As excessive as this massive cut seems to be on the surface, the film isn't meant to be a youtube nostalgia tribute like my other AMV work would be. It's meant to be an epic Star Wars tale that concludes the Clone Wars era for all the fans who have emotionally invested into the TV show for 13+ years. Each bit of material I've added into it adds to that point: the recut 2k3 series footage expands the scope of the Battle of Coruscant, makes Grievous a bigger threat, shows the Jedi at their peak heroic abilities, and raises the stakes of the war by showing it's impact directly on the capitol, all while doing so because the writers explicitly endorsed/referenced it when they could've more easily overwritten it. The Siege of Mandalore footage itself ties the TCW seires directly into the film and greatly expands upon Sidious' plan from Maul's perspective, as well as Order 66 from the view of the clones, and finally makes Ahsoka a main character in line with Anakin/Kenobi, as TCW argued she should be. The deleted scenes add essential political context back into the film that make far more sense to watch after a viewer has already invested into the Clone Wars series, not to mention line the film closer to its brilliant novelization, which George himself still endorsed and oversaw.
@@MechaSalesman yeah, like I said, I completely understand. That makes more sense now. And btw thank you for all the great work you do
@@chickenphat730 Thank you for watching and your support.
Good work, I personally didn't want to be the one to make this because the audio mixing seems way too daunting to even attempt. It's hard to make that sound good.
Here's a tip though, if you're trying to fade out a soundtrack, instead of just keyframing the audio down, cut it and use reverb to have it naturally fade itself out. This works much better than just lowering the dB into the ground.
I've used these techniques many times over the years, and on several videos directly in this channel, even.
Unfortunately the source material I have to work with has serious limitations (I don't have the master tapes, of course) that made doing this way harder than you might think. I've actually experimented a lot with timings and tweaks to arrive at the current results. Many scenes cut off audio too quickly to easily edit even with advance techniques. Reverb doesn't always work perfectly because it can inappropriately amplify the original source and make it sound off, not always sounding as pleasant when it transitions over as you'd expect. Each attempt to alter it has a tradeoff.
I also deliberately do now want to rescore the film, however. Preserving the original score as much as possible is a major intent. The only exception being the opening act where I reconstructed the audio from scratch to replace the Tom Kane narration, or scenes that had no music where I added a more subtle cue.
Also, to be honest, many people know the original film's audio cues so well that almost any change to it will stick out like a sore thumb. That is the other challenge that comes with a project like this.
Either way, I'm glad you're enjoying the work that's gone into this.
I think the mace force crush should've been included as it establishes mace as more brutal. And also the first humbling of gracious, foreshadows the battery on uptapau.
By any chance would there be any intentions on adding the first bad batch episode?
Just curious
Love the edit its amazing one of the best ones I've seen. Going to re watch it ^^
I really liked this edit a lot, and having just sat through it- It definitely works. Though I think a few tune ups would be needed in order for it to properly stand out as it's own unique edit.
but I was a little bit frustrated by how many fade transitions were used toward the end of the edit. I think you overdid it with them, which isn't a bad thing- it just throws off some of the moods in the final sequence. I think circular transitions or classic lucas style wipes would've been more suitable, for example- When Ahsoka's burial fades to Padme's funeral- with an audio touch up and a circular transition or wipe, it would fit in more casually with the other scenes of the tribute. With a fadeout being present, and with as many as their ARE in this fanedit, they start to become jarring when placed along scenes that use circular wipes or slide transitions.
Regarding the final Vader scene used as the final scene. I disagree with the statement that it shouldn't be an after-credits scene. When watching this all the way through, the Tatooine scene and it's musical build up suddenly fading with a transition, into Vader's recovery of Ahsoka's sabers, is suddenly very jarring and kind of decompresses the emotional weight of the final scene of ROTS, especially when the death star scene works as a perfect emotional send off to Anakin and Sidious' stories. It works better as a post credits scene because it gives the viewer a moment to breathe before giving them one last punch to the emotional feels. You could also make it a MID-Credit scene by having ROTS' credits between the Tattooine scene and have the TCW credits play after that scene.
All and all, this was a really great edit, and the work you put into it was absolutely phenomenal.
I have 1 suggestion add obiwans warning to all the Jedi who survived from rebels at the end I feel that’ll work very good in this cut and will make it the ending hit so much harder
And add Ahsoka at padme’s funeral from tales of the Jedi
@@Erenyeagers4 yes
As I see in the description you have made available subtitles for us spanish speakers, so I was wondering (I'm not asking anyone to do this, as I don't know how feasible this idea is) how hard would be to make an actual Spanish version of this cut?
As far as I remember, all the voice cast between Clone Wars (2003), Siege of Mandalore and Episode III are the same across their corresponding characters, so I thought it would be a neat idea if making that would be possible, or more like, HOW possible would it be?
In any case, WONDERFUL cut, this is just such a brilliant idea, amazing!:)
Esta el problema de que las escenas eliminadas no están dobladas
Possible update to add the scene in Tales of the Jedi where Ahsoka visits Padme’s funeral?
happy may the 4th
Hey, Mecha! This is an amazing project you've made, and I'm definitely gonna try and watch it this weekend with my sister.
I have two questions I wanted to ask you:
1)Are there any plans for subtitles in English and/or other languages? (If so, I think I could help both in English and Brazilian Portuguese)
2)How did you get the 4K files for the Clone Wars episodes? I wanted to take the Martez Sisters arc and try to condense it down to two episodes, but I'm stumped on how to do it.
1. English subs are already included in the cut.
2. There are places in the internet that specialize in getting such things, but you also need to know how to get your software to work with such content AND need beefy hardware to do it.
@@MechaSalesman Ah, gotcha! I'll do a bit of digging on my own when I get some better hardware then. Mine is... pretty old.
Thanks for the reply!
There a mega file? I only have a chromebook
Now that we have the full Battle of Kaller from the Bad Batch, will you use it's audio in the opening sequence?
I love these super cuts. Is there a way I can download this ready for may 4th 😂 I've looked at the Google doc but not sure which one I'd have to download to have all clips in a continuous film. Thanks
I have seen this cut. And I.... fucking.... loved it.
Just publish the whole movie!
this is such a monster of an edit and i've really enjoyed your EP 1&2 edits, BUT i really miss the Mace crushing Grevious' chest bit as it was a quick way to explain (WITHIN THIS EDIT's runtime) how he went from agile killing machine into a scheming villain who sends his bodyguards to fight while he runs off within the same day.
Hey! I really liked how you combined everything together, was a fun 4 hrs. I have a question though, I noticed for some reason I am unable to remove your file from my Drive, could I somehow do it?
I would still keep Mace crushing Grievous's chest because in Revenge of the Sith, he was weak, also it feels weird not seeing
Thank you for making this edit, it's looking great. It seems the links for the Spanish subtitles are not working. Can you update them please? If possible, that would be great.
6:25 noting!!!!
13:55 do you think padme might be talking about ahsoka tano.
The opening scene music was from kotor right?
I wish there was a way to download this without using torrents. Is there a way to get the raw video file from a google drive link or something?
Also, what do you recommend the best way to watch this cut on a tv? I have Samsung smart TV that’s really big so I want t use it, and I don’t know how the torrent thing work, so I better just use Google drive. But I’m not sure if airplaying it from my iphone or iPad would’ve worse quality or anything. So maybe an hdmi cable from a laptop? I’m not sure…. But I really want to watch it on my Samsung TV, so. Thanks!!
Samsung makes it easy for you, luckily.
Use a USB jump drive, download the full file, put it on there, and play it directly. The TV will play back the video in full 4K HDR quality with all the correct color data. I do this myself and it looks/plays perfectly if your TV is a Smart TV with updated software. Use Google Drive to download the 4K file onto any type of USB storage large enough to support it (say, a 128GB jump drive), then just plug that right into the TV and access the file.
@@MechaSalesman oh ok. Thanks you for help!! I’ll definitely get watching then
Do you have rebels film version of the Ben Kenobi vs. Maul Episode from Rebels in the torrents?
Some needs to reanimate this in the bad batch art style
Should’ve cut in the rots video game of Anakin in the temple slaughtering Jedi. Also now with the obi wan show you can add those scenes of him too.
I do have an idea when Yoda drops his cane you should add the scene from clone wars like from the yoda arc in season 6 where shaak ti was stabbed by anakin
"if" I ever do an edit with more content within Order 66, this is roughly where I would alter things.
However, as it is now, I'm not explicitly planning to do that, for the reasons already stated in the video. If that changes, so be it, but it's not on the table yet.
Where can I find this perfect film?
Did you add the deleted scenes of ROTS itself?
About 5 total, as those were the most relevant to the story and most useable, yes. They are all here in this video.
Why do you put A Google doc with a all your fan edits instead of putting A link that takes us directly to this fan edit.
Really good work, but I really feel that the transition from 3PO to the burial is too abrupt. The sound doesn't fade in properly. The final transition also holds too long to the sunset. The music is starting to crescendo to the credits and suddenly stops to go to the final Vader scene.
At 4h10m and 39-40 seconds there's a lull in the score where you could fade in the TCW music to take us to the next scene more naturally I feel.
This is a massive endeavour and an editing nightmare I'm sure. Having to combine all of these scenes in a way that fits and at a rewarding pace. You should be proud.
Those two transitions stood out to me as well. I would've used a different composition of the binary theme playing over the sunset since it's not the end scene to close the film out this time around, you don't need the crescendo. With a little more time it's easy enough to put together since there's hardly any sound effects and zero dialogue. A different score, some light foley and you're good to go.
All in all I absolutely loved this extended experience of ROTS, especially since I'm one of those fans who gave up on Clone Wars a couple of episodes in.
I still can’t find your full version
I really hope Disney puts out a new edtion of Revenge Of The Sith that has the last four episodes of The Clone Wars put into the movie, call it "Star Wars Episode 3 Revenge Of The Sith, The Ashoka cut. Kinda like with the Rouge cut of X-men Days Of Future Past.
Will this film be updated or is this the final version?
Final... until it isn't. If any future revisions happen, I'll let people know.
@@MechaSalesman Great idea.
I hope that star wars rebels season five will be 6 hours of Empire strikes back and 5 hours of return of Jedi because we will see that Ezra and Ahsoka help Anakin to reunite with Luke and Leia and they fight against Thrawn on Naboo
are there any subtitles available ? (english) mace windu vs grevious scene should be added :D cheers! great work
English and Spanish subs are included with the latest v4.0 of the cut.
I personally dont think the ending Vader scene from cw s7 should be in the movie
My notification sound is "Hello There" right, and I kid you not, at 2:53 when Obi jumps in to save Cody, I get a fucking notification 😭
Is the full 4.5hr video posted on TH-cam? If love to watch it.
Can't post it on youtube, but it can be watched on google drive when the links aren't overloaded.
How do I watch it? Can I watch on mobile?
Am I able to consider this as part of Legends that is the Star Wars I prefer
Considering that the Siege of Mandalore draft was first written before the buyout, there's no reason you couldn't.
This edit attempts to build harmony between the inconsistencies in Legends and TCW that were there even before the buyout anyway.
Epic thank you
Why you didn't put Shaak Ti deleted scene?
I beleive the last vader scene must be a end credits scene, it's not right how the music gets interrupted for the last scene
tbh clone wars 2003 can 100 percent be canon all they need to do is say ventress survived the fall against anakin and also just pretend grievous wasnt talking normal cuz obv that contradicts 2008 clone wars.
Also the anakin and obiwan mission on that one planet with the blue people would have to be sometime in between the Echo/ bad batch arc and the finale clone wars arc, so maybe during the ahsoka arc. But then the line before where kenobi says to cody "weve been here a month already" would have to take place before the echo arc which makes things confusing.
The siege of mandalore should start after anakin reunited with padme. There the times match perfectly.
The only problem I have with this cut is that it's implied Rex and Ahsoka's conversation happens after Anakin swears allegiance to Sidious. Order 66 is the "briefing" that Rex goes to listen to. I don't know if it would have been any better for the narrative to stick to the chronology in that part, but I'm not an editor.
In Siege of Mandalore, there is a hard cut to Maul before scenes from Anakin's turn are heard. It's completely ambiguous just how much time passes during this "briefing", and military briefings can last anywhere from minutes to an hour. Sidious telling them to execute Order 66 is not necessarily the entire briefing, so I expect the briefing started with actual news on the war before Sidious called the army with his order.
It was also a creative decision to intersect Maul and Ahsoka's reaction with Anakin's actual turn. It's a particular set of edits I felt strongly about doing in this specific way, and I think it remains one of the cut's strong points.
Might it stretch suspension of disbelief a bit for some viewers? Sure. But a lot of Star Wars storytelling has ambiguous timetables like that. No one ever even has a straight answer on how long it takes ships to travel across hyperspace from point A to Point B, for example, and this is a far less of a problem than that.
Is the Bad Batch Order 66 in this as well?
Where can i watch this movie